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Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:18:15 +0200Joomla! - Open Source Content Managementen-gbmike@spowart.co.za (SA Labour News)Rob Davies warned that 'devastating' Copyright Amendment Bill could cost jobshttp://salabournews.co.za/49558-rob-davies-warned-that-devastating-copyright-amendment-bill-could-cost-jobs
http://salabournews.co.za/49558-rob-davies-warned-that-devastating-copyright-amendment-bill-could-cost-jobsFin24 reports that a coalition of artists, writers and publishers has written to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Minister Rob Davies to challenge the Copyright Amendment Bill, which was due to be adopted by the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsWed, 20 Mar 2019 10:24:54 +0200National Union of Mineworkers agrees to rethink shutdown at Eskom during election weekhttp://salabournews.co.za/49557-national-union-of-mineworkers-agrees-to-rethink-shutdown-at-eskom-during-election-week
http://salabournews.co.za/49557-national-union-of-mineworkers-agrees-to-rethink-shutdown-at-eskom-during-election-weekBusinessLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will meet with its members next week to consider whether a shutdown at power utility Eskom will take place during the week of the May general elections.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsWed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00:04 +0200Amcu accepts in-principle settlement as proposed by CCMA in wage dispute with Sibanyehttp://salabournews.co.za/49539-amcu-accepts-in-principle-settlement-as-proposed-by-ccma-in-wage-dispute-with-sibanye
http://salabournews.co.za/49539-amcu-accepts-in-principle-settlement-as-proposed-by-ccma-in-wage-dispute-with-sibanyeMining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has accepted, in principle, a proposed settlement agreement advanced by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in an attempt to resolve the wage dispute between the union and Sibanye-Stillwater.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 17:08:26 +0200Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 19 March 2019 http://salabournews.co.za/49538-afternoon-roundup-of-labour-news-on-tuesday-19-march-2019
http://salabournews.co.za/49538-afternoon-roundup-of-labour-news-on-tuesday-19-march-2019In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 19 March 2019.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:13:38 +0200Cele asks doctors to stop giving shirking cops sick noteshttp://salabournews.co.za/49537-cele-asks-doctors-to-stop-giving-shirking-cops-sick-notes
http://salabournews.co.za/49537-cele-asks-doctors-to-stop-giving-shirking-cops-sick-notesPretoria News reports that Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday appealed to doctors not to give fraudulent sick notes to disgruntled SA Police Service (SAPS) members.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:09:38 +0200Reformist Cyril Ramaphosa faces his 'Thatcher moment'http://salabournews.co.za/49536-reformist-cyril-ramaphosa-faces-his-thatcher-moment
http://salabournews.co.za/49536-reformist-cyril-ramaphosa-faces-his-thatcher-momentBloomberg writes that in 1987, Cyril Ramaphosa led SA’s biggest-ever mining strike, with some 300,000 miners — from a union Ramaphosa himself had founded — walking off the job to protest pay and working conditions.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:06:43 +0200No hindrance to policing despite 'unprecedented' absenteeism, Western Cape police management claimshttp://salabournews.co.za/49535-no-hindrance-to-policing-despite-unprecedented-absenteeism-western-cape-police-management-claims
http://salabournews.co.za/49535-no-hindrance-to-policing-despite-unprecedented-absenteeism-western-cape-police-management-claimsNews24 reports that police in the Western Cape were on Monday able to render services without hindrance despite unprecedented levels of absenteeism, provincial management claimed.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:03:55 +0200As Soweto taxi shutdown starts to hurt businesses, Vadi ponders whether to reopen rankshttp://salabournews.co.za/49534-as-soweto-taxi-shutdown-starts-to-hurt-businesses-vadi-ponders-whether-to-reopen-ranks
http://salabournews.co.za/49534-as-soweto-taxi-shutdown-starts-to-hurt-businesses-vadi-ponders-whether-to-reopen-ranksSowetanLive wriites that while Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi makes up his mind on whether closed taxi routes should operate or not, commuters and businesses are feeling the pinch of not having public transport in Soweto.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 16:00:30 +0200‘No strike,’ but hundreds of cops stayed away from work on Mondayhttp://salabournews.co.za/49533-no-strike-but-hundreds-of-cops-stayed-away-from-work-on-monday
http://salabournews.co.za/49533-no-strike-but-hundreds-of-cops-stayed-away-from-work-on-mondayThe Citizen reports that Minister of Police Bheki Cele has vowed to check why scores of police officers did not report for duty on Monday amid rumours that the police, who are essential services civil servants, were going on strike.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 15:54:17 +0200JMPD deploys more officers as load shedding downs traffic lights http://salabournews.co.za/49532-jmpd-deploys-more-officers-as-load-shedding-downs-traffic-lights
http://salabournews.co.za/49532-jmpd-deploys-more-officers-as-load-shedding-downs-traffic-lightsANA reports that the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) said on Tuesday it had deployed more officers to manage traffic in the central business district after rotational power cuts by state-owned Eskom left many lights out.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 15:51:12 +0200Gauteng Transport claims to have cleared backlog of driving licence renewals caused by labour actionhttp://salabournews.co.za/49531-gauteng-transport-claims-to-have-cleared-backlog-of-driving-licence-renewals-caused-by-labour-action
http://salabournews.co.za/49531-gauteng-transport-claims-to-have-cleared-backlog-of-driving-licence-renewals-caused-by-labour-actionThe Star reports that last week Gauteng MEC for Transport Ismail Vadi indicated that a large backlog relating to the late production of driver licence cards due to labour action had been successfully cleared.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 11:49:46 +0200Encouraging police officers to strike is reckless, says Public Service Associationhttp://salabournews.co.za/49530-encouraging-police-officers-to-strike-is-reckless-says-public-service-association
http://salabournews.co.za/49530-encouraging-police-officers-to-strike-is-reckless-says-public-service-associationANA reports that the Public Service Association (PSA) on Tuesday said it was "alarmed by the irresponsible support" for police officers to embark on an "illegal strike".
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 10:52:05 +0200Workers in automotive components sector must have a stake, says Numsa ahead of wage talkshttp://salabournews.co.za/49529-workers-in-automotive-components-sector-must-have-a-stake-says-numsa-ahead-of-wage-talks
http://salabournews.co.za/49529-workers-in-automotive-components-sector-must-have-a-stake-says-numsa-ahead-of-wage-talksANA reports that according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), workers in the automotive components sector are disgruntled over the failure of employers to offer “equal work for equal pay” and recognise them as key stakeholders.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 10:30:05 +0200NGO community workers get boost with new professional qualificationhttp://salabournews.co.za/49528-ngo-community-workers-get-boost-with-new-professional-qualification
http://salabournews.co.za/49528-ngo-community-workers-get-boost-with-new-professional-qualificationNews24 reports that a new professional NGO qualification will give community workers the skill-set to make an impact on social problems at local level.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 09:57:59 +0200Amid protracted strike, Amcu loses bid to interdict retrenchments at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mineshttp://salabournews.co.za/49527-amid-protracted-strike-amcu-loses-bid-to-interdict-retrenchments-at-sibanye-stillwater-s-gold-mines
http://salabournews.co.za/49527-amid-protracted-strike-amcu-loses-bid-to-interdict-retrenchments-at-sibanye-stillwater-s-gold-minesBusinessLive reports that in its ongoing war with Sibanye-Stillwater, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has lost another legal battle, this time an attempt to stop retrenchments at the gold mines where the union’s members are engaged in a protracted strike.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsTue, 19 Mar 2019 09:02:56 +0200Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 18 March 2019 http://salabournews.co.za/49526-afternoon-roundup-of-labour-news-on-monday-18-march-2019
http://salabournews.co.za/49526-afternoon-roundup-of-labour-news-on-monday-18-march-2019In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 18 March 2019.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 14:06:49 +0200More cops die in car accidents than are killed by criminals because they won’t wear seat beltshttp://salabournews.co.za/49525-more-cops-die-in-car-accidents-than-are-killed-by-criminals-because-they-won-t-wear-seat-belts
http://salabournews.co.za/49525-more-cops-die-in-car-accidents-than-are-killed-by-criminals-because-they-won-t-wear-seat-beltsSaturday Star reports that more police officers die in motor vehicle accidents than are killed by criminals, and one of the reasons for this was a culture of cops refusing to wear safety belts when they were in cars.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 14:02:35 +0200Families of deceased Lily Mine trio call on Mantashe to prosecutehttp://salabournews.co.za/49524-families-of-deceased-lily-mine-trio-call-on-mantashe-to-prosecute
http://salabournews.co.za/49524-families-of-deceased-lily-mine-trio-call-on-mantashe-to-prosecuteCity Press reports that the families of the three mine workers who died when a support pillar at a mine in Mpumalanga collapsed in 2016, trapping them underground, have issued a plea to Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe to ensure that those responsible for the accident are prosecuted.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 13:59:54 +0200Police say operations not affected following threats of strike action by officershttp://salabournews.co.za/49523-police-say-operations-not-affected-following-threats-of-strike-action-by-officers
http://salabournews.co.za/49523-police-say-operations-not-affected-following-threats-of-strike-action-by-officersNews24 reports that according to the SA Police Service (SAPS), it was business as usual at police stations across the country on Monday.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 13:56:20 +0200No sign of Public Protector's report on Metrorail failures in Western Capehttp://salabournews.co.za/49522-no-sign-of-public-protector-s-report-on-metrorail-failures-in-western-cape
http://salabournews.co.za/49522-no-sign-of-public-protector-s-report-on-metrorail-failures-in-western-capeCape Argus reports that almost seven months after the Public Protector (PP) confirmed that she was investigating the causes behind the myriad failures of Metrorail in the Western Cape, there are still no findings.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 13:52:40 +0200Ramaphosa, commuters stuck on suburban train for more than three hourshttp://salabournews.co.za/49521-ramaphosa-commuters-stuck-on-train-for-more-than-three-hours
http://salabournews.co.za/49521-ramaphosa-commuters-stuck-on-train-for-more-than-three-hoursIndependent News reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to demand answers from senior officials of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) following his more than three-hour metro trip from Mabopane to Pretoria on Monday morning.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 13:47:08 +0200Medical schemes regulator backs Samwumed curator over union-appointed trustees despite Samwu’s bigger problemshttp://salabournews.co.za/49520-medical-schemes-regulator-backs-samwumed-curator-over-union-appointed-trustees-despite-samwu-s-bigger-problems
http://salabournews.co.za/49520-medical-schemes-regulator-backs-samwumed-curator-over-union-appointed-trustees-despite-samwu-s-bigger-problemsBusinessLive reports that the medical schemes regulator is backing the curator of Samwumed as he prepares to put the scheme back in the control of elected trustees by the end of August.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 11:50:03 +0200Contractors will down tools in sympathy strike, Numsa warns ArcelorMittalhttp://salabournews.co.za/49519-contractors-will-down-tools-in-sympathy-strike-numsa-warns-arcelormittal
http://salabournews.co.za/49519-contractors-will-down-tools-in-sympathy-strike-numsa-warns-arcelormittalBusiness Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has threatened to lead contractors at ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) in a sympathy strike should the company not accede to its demands to permanently place contractors.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 11:30:47 +0200Amcu to challenge labour court ruling quashing secondary strikehttp://salabournews.co.za/49518-amcu-to-challenge-labour-court-ruling-quashing-secondary-strike
http://salabournews.co.za/49518-amcu-to-challenge-labour-court-ruling-quashing-secondary-strikeBusiness Report writes that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will be challenging the decision by the Labour Court to quash its proposed secondary strike aimed at shutting down the mining industry.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 10:30:43 +0200Chairperson of Central Energy Fund fired amid bribery chargeshttp://salabournews.co.za/49517-chairperson-of-central-energy-fund-fired-amid-bribery-charges
http://salabournews.co.za/49517-chairperson-of-central-energy-fund-fired-amid-bribery-chargesBusinessLive reports that the chairperson of the Central Energy Fund, government’s energy holding company, was suddenly dismissed on Friday after allegations emerged that he solicited a bribe from a global oil trader Vitol.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 10:07:29 +0200North West paramedic in court for transporting cocaine worth R650.000 in ambulancehttp://salabournews.co.za/49516-north-west-paramedic-in-court-for-transporting-cocaine-worth-r650-000-in-ambulance
http://salabournews.co.za/49516-north-west-paramedic-in-court-for-transporting-cocaine-worth-r650-000-in-ambulanceANA reports that a 29-year-old female paramedic, arrested after cocaine was found in an ambulance she was driving, was due to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 09:48:35 +0200New ministerial handbook to cut perkshttp://salabournews.co.za/49515-new-ministerial-handbook-to-cut-perks
http://salabournews.co.za/49515-new-ministerial-handbook-to-cut-perksThe Citizen reports that the new ministerial handbook has been 10 years coming, but it will finally be implemented following the May elections.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 09:36:42 +0200Jobs bloodbath looms as smaller contractors fear Group Five’s collapsehttp://salabournews.co.za/49514-jobs-bloodbath-looms-as-smaller-contractors-fear-group-five-s-collapse
http://salabournews.co.za/49514-jobs-bloodbath-looms-as-smaller-contractors-fear-group-five-s-collapseSunday Tribune reports that a jobs bloodbath is looming with two big corporations, one in the construction sector and the other in banking, poised to shed thousands of workers.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 09:06:51 +0200Roundup on Monday, 18 March 2019 of weekend labour reports http://salabournews.co.za/49513-roundup-on-monday-18-march-2019-of-weekend-labour-reports
http://salabournews.co.za/49513-roundup-on-monday-18-march-2019-of-weekend-labour-reportsIn our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 15 March 2019.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 06:40:42 +0200Planned strike at Tiso Blackstar called off, for nowhttp://salabournews.co.za/49512-planned-strike-at-tiso-blackstar-called-off-for-now
http://salabournews.co.za/49512-planned-strike-at-tiso-blackstar-called-off-for-nowIndependent News reports that Tiso Blackstar has come to an agreement with the Information Communication Technology Union (ICTU) to temporarily halt the strike that had been planned to commence last Thursday.
]]>mike@spowart.co.za (Editor)Labour NewsMon, 18 Mar 2019 06:33:59 +0200